Simpson Hardware & Sporting Goods thankful to loyal customers for over 70 years!

Simpson Hardware & Sporting Goods is a thirdgeneration, family owned local hardware and sporting goods chain. In the short history of the Best of Clarendon competition, Simpson Hardware has won Best Hardware (including this year), Best Sporting Goods (including this year), Best Ammo/ Guns (including this year), Best Fishing (including this year), Best Fitness (including this year), Best Locally Owned Business three times (in Sumter), Best Outdoor Furniture (Sumter), Best Men’s Clothing (Sumter), and Best Propane (Sumter). Simpson owes any success to our loyal customers and helpful associates. We are so grateful!

Over the years, Simpson has grown to five stores and 160 associates in Sumter, Manning and Lake City (opened March 2023). Simpson Hardware Co. was founded in 1951 by the late Carl Simpson Jr. with the purchase of a store in Camden and later in Hartsville. Several years later, Mr. Simpson sold both stores, moved to Sumter and purchased Boyle Hardware. That store was opened under the Simpson Hardware name on Liberty Street in 1961 and became the first ACE Hardware store in South Carolina. In 1964, a second location opened at Palmetto Plaza on Guignard Drive under the guidance of Carl Simpson III. That store expanded rapidly and soon became widely known for its sporting goods and lawn and garden departments. However, that location burned to the ground and soon moved to Wesmark Boulevard in 2002. The other three stores in the company are located on North Brooks Street in Manning, Pinewood Road in Sumter and North Church Street in Lake City.

The Manning store moved to its current location in 2014. Prior to that, it had been in the Manning Shopping Center on Rigby Street for over two decades. This destination has become known for providing "Legendary Customer Service," having "Somethin' for Errbody" and remaining "Authentically Local." Throughout its history, Simpson has served the community through a pandemic, floods, hurricanes, ice storms…and even new trends. In the coming years, the Simpson Hardware company plans to grow its online presence and expand beyond five stores. We currently have varying and new products in fishing, hunting, sporting goods, grilling, lawn care, clothing, gifts, footwear, sunglasses, paint and more. We welcome you to visit any and all locations of this family owned store.